1 Kings 21:17-29 / Matthew 5:43-48
Science and technology have really helped to discover the potential in things.
For example, fiber-optics have helped tremendously in communication and information-transfer.
Microchips have helped reduce the size of electronics equipment and increased the efficiency of machines.
On the contrary, the discovery of the real potential of persons is somehow lagging behind.
It is not just about the potential skills and talents of the person.
It is about the spiritual potential of the person, especially in the area of love and forgiveness.
Every person has the potential to love those who have done him wrong and to forgive them.
The late Pope John Paul II exhibited this potential when he forgave the man who shot him by visiting him in prison and he even hugged him.
That act should make us reflect about our own potential to love and forgive.
If Jesus said that we must be perfect just as our heavenly Father is perfect, then we also must pray and ask our heavenly Father to help us discover and release in us the potential to love and forgive.